Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09

wAsnfwaroa, FEB. s.--Ingalls pre-
aanted 4 memorial OF the eitizeus 81
Nav Lexington, OHIO, askfne the militia
lion Of ueQotlationa for sue aeqaisltioe
~ Canada. Referred % the COMMITTEES
en Foreign Relations.
The following bills we're passed today:
To pFohihis Al officer, aQent o. ssFyABf
a. che goVeKnnseut hiring or contracting
cat the labor u pFisoneFs; 70 amend tbs
efatutes 10 relation 10 tue immediate
frenspoftati0n Of dufiable goods.
AZ 2 o'clook the unfinished bu1ineaa,
Ead5 blu, vest over until Thursday.
The Senate bill for securing statistics
Of ffle extent and valne Of vessels en-
eaeed 10 ths fisheries Of the United
States, vas pessed-
The Mouse bill relating 10 the import
fno Of maekFeI caught daring the
euawufna season, was taken up.
During khe discussion en- the bill, I'd.
munds presented q report from ths
Commissioner Of Fisheries - 10 the
oomplainta from she owners OF vessels
81 III treatment on the Canadian coast,
nhawinR eixty-seyen cases In addition 70
those reported 10 the State Departments.
Ordered printed.
on notloa 81 H0ar "a amendment
waa adopted postponing the period when
he bill 3 70 take effect from March i,
1887, 10 March /. 1858.
without disposlng Of the bill. the Sen
ste went into = secret session and soon
ndiousned.
ne House.
WAsHm0roa, Feb. 6.-BiIls were re-
s,oraed back from the Committee OF
Military Affairs and placed on the cal
endar a. follows: To provide for thu
location ana erection Of branch hons
for disabled volunteer soldiers weei Of
ihe Rocky Mountains; for authorizing
the NooreiarT Of the Treasury 10 deliver
10 the fIohtluI owners the contents o
certain boxes deposited IN the Treasury
deuaFiment by the Secretary Of War.
Vac Wyok offered q resolution 70
auestinq ths Committee on AppF0pFia
tions 10 have read In the Senate ans
eommunioatisn received from the Com.
miasioners Of the General Land Once
shOwinQ the disposition Of moneys here.
tofore appropriated for the survey 81
puhlic lands bearing on railroad land
on the lines 10 the state OF Nevada, 70
ferred 10 10 the Senate last week.
After come discussion the resolution
went over Gill t0morrow.
Dolph, FROM the Committee on Com
nsree, reported bill to create port Of
entry az Port Angeles, In the district Of
Puget sound, Washington Territory.
On motion Of FELTON,, Of California,
the Senate bill was passed granting Ger
cain sealr0cka 20 the city of San Fran.
cisco, in trust for the United States.
James, OF New York, from the Com
Fnlttee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ares, reported . bill for the issue Of sub
sidy silver cola.
BeImont, Of New York, dwelt upon
the necessity Of the United States Gov.
ernment granting an indemnity for
losses indicted upoa Chinese aud com
manded the action OF The Chinese "a.
thcFities since the occurrence.
Morrow, OF California. inquired
WHISTLER Il was the purpose Of the CON-
mites lin case this bin vas passed) 20
call up today the bill restricting Chinese
immigration.
Belmont replied In the negative. The
Chinese government cid not desire 30
embaFrass the relations between the two
nations by q continuance OF tmmigra-
sion, and there vas q disposition 10
modify the treaty aa as 20 bring about
AEHAAAt.
could Be secured By legislation. With
this assurance the committee did mos
intend % bring up the matter today.
The respective merits Of the senate
bill, which prouideB for the ascertain.
ment Of the losses incurred, and the
House bill, which makes & direct appro-
priation Of &it7,TtS were briefly dis
GUESSED.
Morrow Of Cal, favored The Senate
bill and criticised Congress for not per-
passing q bill restricting Chinese immi-
grafton.
The House bill was substituted FOR
the Senate bill, BY q vote Of i0l 10 6s,
and 20 amended the bill vas passed.
The House then passed the Senate
bili prohibiting the importation Of
opium into the United states BY any
subject OF the Emperor Of China.
The House passed the bill to inquire
Into the effect Of the international con.
venlion Of March 4, 1854, for the prosa :
elton Of submarine cables.
McCFeary, ef Kentucky called no Z
bin authorizing the President OF The
United States TO arrange q conferences
for she promotion Of arbitration and
encouraging the reciprocal commercial
relations between the United States Of
America and the Republics OF Mexico,
Central ana South America, and the
Empire Of Brazil.
Pending action the House took re-
ceas.
The House nea in evening" session FOR
The consideration Of resolutions expires
sive Of the esteem Ia which The Honse
held The mena0ry Of deceaa q RePresen.
tativea from the State OF New York
Meesrs. Arnold, Beach aud Dowdney
Adjourned.